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{{Quote left|Eek eek! AiAi doesn't know where he is, but he's happy to meet you! Do you have a banana?|AiAi, ''[[Sega Heroes]]''}}
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{{Nihongo|'''AiAi'''|アイアイ}} is the main character in [[wikipedia:Super Monkey Ball (series)|''Super Monkey Ball'']]. He has appeared several times in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog series|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]], most notably in ''[[Sonic Riders]]'', ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'', ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', and ''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]''. He is voiced by Kaoru Morota.
  
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{{Nihongo|'''AiAi'''|アイアイ}} is the main protagonist of the ''[[wikipedia:Super Monkey Ball (series)|Super Monkey Ball]]'' franchise. He is obsessed with bananas and likes fighting evil on the island, alongside his friends and family. Although he may seem crazy for bananas, AiAi really does care about his friends and family and would do almost anything for them.
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AiAi has appeared several times in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog series|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]].
   
 
==Appearance==
  
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AiAi has similar traits to a [[wikipedia:Barbary macaque|barbary macaque]]. His tail is short and stubby. He has an orange shirt with the letter A on it. He has brown eyes, a small scruff of hair, and rounded ears that stick out of his head. Later games updated his look, giving him a blue backpack, red oval shaped cheeks, a cat-like smile and a much softer appearance overall.
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[[File:Aiai 1.jpg|thumb|left|AiAi in ''[[Sonic Riders]]''.]]
  
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AiAi has similar traits to a Spider Monkey. Although his tail is short and stubby, he does have an orange shirt with the letter A on it (possibly for AiAi). He has dotted eyes, a small scruff of hair, and rounded ears that stick out of his head. In ''Super Monkey Ball: Touch and Roll'', his look was modified. Also, In ''Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz'' and ''Sega Superstar Tennis'', his look was updated, giving him a blue backpack, red oval shaped cheeks, a cat-like smile and a much sweeter look all in all.
  
   
 
==Game appearances==
  
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===''Sega Superstars''===
  
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AiAi appears in ''[[Sega Superstars]]'' with a minigame based on his own series of games where the player has to use their own body to move him around and get to the end in time, like his own games.
  
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===''Sonic Riders''===
  
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AiAi appears in ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' as an unlockable character. Oddly enough, he is a Power-type character, and as such, pushes lighter characters around easily. However, due to his small posture, he is easily pushed around just as much.
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In ''[[Sonic Riders]]'', AiAi appears as an unlockable character, along with the [[Sega Carnival]] track containing references to the ''Super Monkey Ball'' series. In this game, AiAi is a [[Power Type]] character, although, thanks to his small stature, he is easily pushed around. His signature [[Extreme Gear]] is the [[BANANA]], and when [[attacks in the Sonic Riders series#Sonic Riders|attacking]], he enters a Monkey Ball and uses it to knock into his opponents.
   
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AiAi has the following stats in gameplay:
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===''Sega Superstars Tennis''===
  
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He reappears in ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' Tennis with other [[Sega]] Superstars like [[NiGHTS]] and [[Ulala]]. In this game and from now on, he has his updated appearance.
  
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AiAi once again appears in ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'' driving a racer called the [[Blazing Banana]] which is modeled after his favorite obsession: Bananas. his [[All-Star Move]] has him rolling around in his monkey ball with friends while running over anyone that gets in his way.
  
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In ''[[Sega Superstars]]'', AiAi appears with a minigame based on his own series of games where the player has to use their own body to move him around and get to the end in time, like his own games.
   
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The cheeky little monkey appears in ''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]'' again driving his vehicle from the previous game, but redesigned to look more like a conventional race car, like a dragster. For transformations, the car loses its wheels and sprouts banana-like structures to become a boat. Then it uses the same banana structures, but they stick from the bottom of the vehicle in a upside-down 'V' and reveals a booster to make it a jet.
  
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In ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'', AiAi makes an appearance as a playable characters with other [[Sega]] characters, like [[NiGHTS]] and [[Ulala]]. In this game and from now on, he has his updated appearance.
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====''Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing''====
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{{Expansion}}
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In ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', AiAi makes a playable appearance driving a racer called the [[Blazing Banana]] which is modeled after his favorite obsession: Bananas. his [[All-Star Move]] has him rolling around in his monkey ball with friends while running over anyone that gets in his way.
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====''Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed''====
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In ''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]'', AiAi once again makes an appearance as a playable character with the same vehicle from the previous racing game, though slightly redesigned to look more like a conventional drag race car and with the ability to transform into plane and boat forms like the rest of the game's vehicles.
   
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==Other game appearances==
  
 
===''Sonic Forces''===
  
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A costume of AiAi is unlockable in the game with the bonus edition of ''[[Sonic Forces]]''.
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In ''[[Sonic Forces]]'', AiAi doesn't appears in person. However, a [[Costume]] of him can be unlocked in the game with the game's bonus edition.
   
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[[File:Distracted driving.jpg|thumb|right|190px|AiAi in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]
  
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AiAi is a monkey who loves bananas. He is usually absent-minded, always thinking that every time he eats a banana, it was really delicious. AiAi deeply cares for his wife [[MeeMee]], his son Baby, and friend Gongon. Despite being absent-minded at times, he is very kind and very brave, going as far as exploring the inside of a volcano on his home island of Monkey Island.
  
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In ''[[Sonic Colors: Ultimate]]'', AiAi makes a cameo appearance as one of the many optional profile icons available in the [[Customize]] menu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SuperMonkeyBall/status/1435290775189737476|title=Super Monkey Ball on Twitter|work=Twitter|date=7 September 2021|accessdate=8 September 2021}}</ref>
   
 
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[[File:Aiai Archie.png|thumb|left|AiAi in the [[Archie Comics]].]]
  
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{{Main|AiAi (Archie)}}
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In the [[Archie Comics]], Aiai appeared in [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 45|''Sonic Universe'' #45]] as one of the racers in the story. [[Doctor Eggman (In Another Time, In Another Place)|Doctor Eggman]] had plans of conquering his world and taking [[Super Monkey Ball|Jungle Island]]s' banana horde for a lifetime supply of smoothies.
  
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[[File:Aiai Archie.png|thumb|left|AiAi, from [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 45|''Sonic Universe'' #45]].]]
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In the [[Archie Comics]], AiAi appeared in [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 45|''Sonic Universe'' #45]] as one of the racers in the story. [[Doctor Eggman (In Another Time, In Another Place)|Doctor Eggman]] had plans of conquering his world and taking [[Super Monkey Ball|Jungle Islands]]' banana horde for a lifetime supply of smoothies.
   
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[[File:Mcdsega.jpg|thumb|180px|AiAi included in the Sonic 2003 Happy Meal toys.]]
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[[File:Mcdsega.jpg|thumb|180px|AiAi included in the ''Sonic'' 2003 Happy Meal toys.]]
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In the 2003 set of [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] Happy Meal [[McDonald's]] toys, Sega included a toy starring AiAi in a ''Super Monkey Ball'' themed, banana grabbing game. He being the only non-Sonic character included in that set. This toy was also one of Sega's free giveaways at the E3 convention in 2003.
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In the 2003 set of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog series|Sonic]]'' Happy Meal [[McDonald's]] toys, Sega included a toy starring AiAi in a ''Super Monkey Ball'' themed, banana grabbing game. He was the only non-''Sonic'' character included in that set. This toy was also one of Sega's free giveaways at the E3 convention in 2003.
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
 
*He has the same name as the Japanese name for [[Coconuts]].
  
*He has the same name as the Japanese name for [[Coconuts]].
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*AiAi bears a resemblance to another non-Sonic character, [[Amigo]]: they are both monkeys, both of their names start with the letter A and they are both similar in appearance.
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*AiAi is the only non-''Sonic'' character that is on the cover of the American version of ''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]''.
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*AiAi is the only non-Sonic character that is on the cover of ''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]''.
  
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S-Concept-Ball.jpg|Untitled concept artwork for a scrapped ''[[Sega Superstars]]'' soccer game.
  
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S&ASRT Artwork 5.jpg|''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''
  
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S&ASRT Artwork 6.jpg|''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''
  
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S&ASRT Artwork 10.jpg|''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''
  
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Aiai 2.png|''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]''
  
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Aiai 6.png|''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]''
  
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Aiai 3.png|''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]''
  
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Aiai 5.png|''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]''
  
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Superstars Aiai3.jpg|''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]''
  
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Superstars Aiai5-634px.jpg|''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]''
  
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AiAi-big.png|''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''
  
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Aiai 10.png|''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''
  
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Latest revision as of 14:22, 15 February 2024

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Eek eek! AiAi doesn't know where he is, but he's happy to meet you! Do you have a banana?


— AiAi, Sega Heroes

AiAi (アイアイ?) is the main protagonist of the Super Monkey Ball franchise. He is obsessed with bananas and likes fighting evil on the island, alongside his friends and family. Although he may seem crazy for bananas, AiAi really does care about his friends and family and would do almost anything for them.

AiAi has appeared several times in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Appearance

AiAi has similar traits to a barbary macaque. His tail is short and stubby. He has an orange shirt with the letter A on it. He has brown eyes, a small scruff of hair, and rounded ears that stick out of his head. Later games updated his look, giving him a blue backpack, red oval shaped cheeks, a cat-like smile and a much softer appearance overall.

Game appearances

Sonic Riders

In Sonic Riders, AiAi appears as an unlockable character, along with the Sega Carnival track containing references to the Super Monkey Ball series. In this game, AiAi is a Power Type character, although, thanks to his small stature, he is easily pushed around. His signature Extreme Gear is the BANANA, and when attacking, he enters a Monkey Ball and uses it to knock into his opponents.

AiAi has the following stats in gameplay:

Image Type Stats
Dash Limit Power Cornering
Sonic Riders AiAi Power ★★★ ★★★★ ★★★ ★★

Sega All-Stars series

Sega Superstars

This section requires an expansion.
Sonic-Icon-Sonic-CD

In Sega Superstars, AiAi appears with a minigame based on his own series of games where the player has to use their own body to move him around and get to the end in time, like his own games.

Sega Superstars Tennis

This section requires an expansion.
Sonic-Icon-Sonic-CD

In Sega Superstars Tennis, AiAi makes an appearance as a playable characters with other Sega characters, like NiGHTS and Ulala. In this game and from now on, he has his updated appearance.

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

This section requires an expansion.
Sonic-Icon-Sonic-CD

In Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, AiAi makes a playable appearance driving a racer called the Blazing Banana which is modeled after his favorite obsession: Bananas. his All-Star Move has him rolling around in his monkey ball with friends while running over anyone that gets in his way.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

This section requires an expansion.
Sonic-Icon-Sonic-CD

In Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, AiAi once again makes an appearance as a playable character with the same vehicle from the previous racing game, though slightly redesigned to look more like a conventional drag race car and with the ability to transform into plane and boat forms like the rest of the game's vehicles.

Sonic Forces

In Sonic Forces, AiAi doesn't appears in person. However, a Costume of him can be unlocked in the game with the game's bonus edition.

Sega Heroes

This section requires an expansion.
Sonic-Icon-Sonic-CD

Sonic Colors: Ultimate

In Sonic Colors: Ultimate, AiAi makes a cameo appearance as one of the many optional profile icons available in the Customize menu.[1]

In other media

Books and comics

Archie Comics

Main article: AiAi (Archie)
Aiai Archie

AiAi, from Sonic Universe #45.

In the Archie Comics, AiAi appeared in Sonic Universe #45 as one of the racers in the story. Doctor Eggman had plans of conquering his world and taking Jungle Islands' banana horde for a lifetime supply of smoothies.

Merchandise

Mcdsega

AiAi included in the Sonic 2003 Happy Meal toys.

In the 2003 set of Sonic Happy Meal McDonald's toys, Sega included a toy starring AiAi in a Super Monkey Ball themed, banana grabbing game. He was the only non-Sonic character included in that set. This toy was also one of Sega's free giveaways at the E3 convention in 2003.

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ Super Monkey Ball on Twitter. Twitter (7 September 2021). Retrieved on 8 September 2021.
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